Rave Archive UKIndependent UK rave history projectThe UK Rave Archive 1988 — Today
Thousands of sets. Hundreds of events. Flyers, pirate radio, tape packs, DJs, MCs, promoters and venues — connected into one living archive of the culture that built the dance.
Latest from the Archive
The artwork stays exactly as the ravers remember it. No filters, no tinting — flyers and tape-pack covers are part of the history.
World Dance — Lydd Airport — 5.2.94
Original event artwork + archive recordingsOpen archive →
Dreamscape 7 — Back to our Roots
The Sanctuary • 26.11.93Open archive →
AWOL Live in London Vol 1
Paradise Club • Summer 94Open archive →
Lost & Found — Roller Express
27 July 1994Open archive →
One Nation Valentines — Club UN
10.2.96Open archive →
Easter Showcase — Brixton Mass
11.04.00Open archive →
Desire 95 — Sanctuary Music Arena
29.04.1995Open archive →
Sweat — Camden Palace
13.4.95Open archive →Explore the Archive
Start with a name, a promoter, a year, a venue or a flyer. The finished archive will connect every route back to the recordings.
Profiles, biographies, aliases and every linked recording.
Meet the people →Events & PromotersRave organisations, parties, line-ups and surviving sets.
Browse events →By Year / EraWalk through hardcore, jungle, drum & bass and beyond.
Travel through time →VenuesClubs, warehouses, arenas, fields and legendary rooms.
Explore venues →Radio & StudioPirate radio, Kiss, BBC sessions and studio recordings.
Tune in →Flyers & ArtworkOriginal visual history — displayed in full colour.
See the artwork →GenresHardcore, jungle, drum & bass, old skool and more.
Follow the sound →Tapes & Tape PacksThe physical recordings and packs that carried the scene home.
Dig through tapes →DJs, MCs & Legends
Not just a list of names. Proper biographies linked directly to the events and recordings that made their reputation.
Stevie Hyper D
A pioneering voice of jungle and drum & bass. The new profile connects his story to the surviving One Nation, Desire, Telepathy, Kool FM, Kiss FM and other archive recordings.
View profile →Find the name you remember
The people are the spine of this site. DJs, MCs and artists will each have a home rather than disappearing inside old posts.
What is Rave Archive UK?
An independent preservation project built around the material the scene actually left behind: tape recordings, pirate-radio shows, event sets, tape packs, flyers, artwork and memories. The aim is not simply to upload audio. It is to connect the people, promoters, venues, dates and visual culture so that the story around a recording survives with the recording.
The wider collection holds tens of thousands of sets, far more than can currently be published. This rebuild is about turning years of collected material into something searchable, useful and worthy of the history it contains.
Support the archive
Hosting, storage, digitisation and preservation all cost money. Support helps keep the collection independent, accessible and growing.
Support Rave Archive UK →New finds, not spam
Archive additions, restored sets, profiles and features. Newsletter integration will connect to the site’s existing subscriber system.
Fresh Uploads
Newly uploaded rave sets from across the archive — updated automatically from Mixcloud.
